I wasn't planning on entering this contest, as cartoon boys was all that entered my head and I'm not great with cartoons. But I kept thinking of the ideals that to me embodied a hero, and I kept seeing them as words. Finally I just had to set them all down together and put the words themselves into a fabric. I think it would make a neat blanket or handkerchief... or maybe a lining for a superhero cape! Colors adjusted slightly 3/2014 to match better with my other designs.
Coordinates and other colorways available here.